Football camp brings Super Bowl experience
Elevating one’s game is a process that takes dedication, vision and more importantly, the proper guidance to reach that next level. With football season rapidly approaching, teams are prepping and training for the new season and Madera and Madera South are no different. After a prestigious offensive and defensive lineman camp a month earlier, Memorial […]
Madera Police Log: June 15-17
The Madera Police Department reported the following incidents: June 15 5:47 a.m. — Code blue in the 1900 block of West 3rd Street. 6:21 a.m. — Animal complaint in the 900 block of East Yosemite Avenue. 8:07 a.m. — Cat in a trap in the 100 block of Wilson Avenue. 10:50 a.m. — Civil dispute […]
Madera police chief demoted twice
It appears that petty politics finally got Walter Thomas. The Madera Police Chief was demoted in August of 1957 to Assistant Chief. After almost 30 years at the helm of the department, he acquiesced in the face of the political machinations of a few elected officials. On the surface, it looked like a raw deal, […]